| 09:30 AM – 10:15 AM |
Inauguration Ceremony & Welcome Address |
Dr. Asif Raza
Rector, UMT |
| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM |
Keynote Address |
Prof. David Palfreyman
Director, Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, UK |
| 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM |
Keynote Address |
Prof. Dr. Atta-Ur-Rahman
Former Chairman, Higher Education Commission Pakistan
Title: New Horizons in Higher Education
|
| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM |
Panel Discussion |
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi
Rector, KSBL, Karachi
Panelists:
Prof. Shahid Munir
Vice Chancellor, UET
Dr. Hammad Naveed
Pro-Rector, University of Central Punjab
Dr. Atif Alvi
Dean SST, UMT
Mr. Umair Khan
Project Lead, CEI
Theme: AI & Education: Navigating Challenges, Unlocking Opportunities
|
| 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM |
Group Photo + Souvenir Distribution |
Dr. Asif Raza
Rector UMT |
| 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM |
CEI Invited Talk |
Prof. Michael Peters –
Tsinghua University
Prof. Fazal Rizvi –
University of Melbourne
Title: The Ever-Ready University, Innovation, and the Politics of Disruption |
| 01:00 PM – 01:30 PM |
CEI Invited Talk |
Dr. Faisal Kamran
Co-Founder & CEO, Addo AI
Title: Digital Humanism and Human-Centred Design
|
| 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM |
LUNCH & PRAYER BREAK |
| 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
OIN Session |
Moderator:
Mr. Muttaqi Malik
Director OIN, UMT
Panelists:
Mr. Fabrice Disdier
Director, Alliance Française Lahore (Pakistan)
Mr. Ben Lawton
Deputy Country Head in Pakistan(United Kingdom)
Mr. Aman Bashir
Senior Education USA Adviser, USEFP Lahore(USA)
H.E. Mehmet Eyman SimsekConsul General of Türkiye, Lahore (Türkiye)
Theme: Reimagining Transnational Higher Education: Equity, CoCreation, and Global Responsibility
|
| 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM |
TEA BREAK |
| 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM |
OCLP Session |
Moderator:
Ms. Quratulain Babur
Head OCLP, UMT
Panelists:
Ms Sam Dada
Director, Abid Ali & Associates
Ms Mehak Zaraq Bari
Mediator & Conflict Resolution Specialist
Mr. Hamid Sarfraz
HR, ABN Overseas Education
Ms. Rabia Suhail
Head of Counselling, Alumni & Placement - The City School
Theme: From Degrees to Digital Skills: AI and the New Employability Paradigm
|
| 05:00 PM – 05:30 PM |
Closing Ceremony + Group Photo |
Dr. Tashfeen Mahmood Azhar
Provost UMT (Interim) |
